Shift Scheduling is one of the easiest ways to create a safer workplace. The New Normal has forced many businesses to rearrange their priorities and adapt to new situations on the fly. Issues that were once in the background have moved front and centre, including employee safety.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, optimising capacity and ensuring employee safety have become pressing concerns. So how can businesses prepare for a crisis and where should they start?
Manage shift scheduling to optimise capacity and promote employee wellbeing
To maintain workplace safety in the New Normal, businesses must be extremely diligent about ensuring social distancing guidelines. For instance, factories and manufacturing plants around the globe have become ground zero for multiple outbreaks. So optimising capacity and avoiding overcrowding in high-traffic areas is non-negotiable.
Work.com is a one-stop shop for creating a safer workplace. It provides tools to manage shift scheduling and safeguard employees. Work.com also offers resources for creating a wellness-first mindset and keeping up with the latest EU regulations and recommendations.
How Work.com can help businesses build a safer workplace:
Track and manage all health-related interactions from a single platform
Discover advice and insights from experts on the COVID-19 data hub
Deploy custom apps and workflows designed to fit your needs
Utilise manual contact-tracing tools that respect employee privacy
Building a safer workplace starts with having the right information to assess risk. So using a single platform packed with up-to-date info and tools is a great place to start.
Manage employee wellness data and preparedness
One of the easiest ways to improve workplace safety is by leveraging technology. In addition to tools for managing shift scheduling, the Workplace Command Center is packed with solutions for keeping the workforce safe.
HR leaders can utilise tools to:
Use data to make smarter, faster decisions
Establish wellness checks to safeguard the workforce
Customise apps, workflows, and actions for getting back to work quickly and safely
Extend their solution with pre-built apps from a range of partners
The Workplace Command Center can be added to Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Platform. So businesses have everything they need in one place with no integration headaches.
Use data to safely manage your business
If data is the new oil that’s fuelling the New Normal, then businesses should leverage it to improve safety in the workplace. Tableau can take data from any place and turn it into actionable insights.
In an age when speed and agility are essential for staying competitive, Tableau goes beyond the norm. It provides data-rich dashboards that empower employers to make better decisions.
How organisations have utilised Tableau in the New Normal:
Starbucks used Tableau to aggregate COVID-19 data and help them assess a store’s readiness to reopen.
The UK National Health Service (NHS) created a Tableau-powered dashboard to pinpoint possible hot spots as they emerged.
St. Mary’s Bank responded to lockdown measures by closing branches and pivoting to drive-up banking with the help of Tableau.
UChicago Medicine turned to Tableau-built dashboards to optimise resources, protect workers, and ensure excellent care for patients.
Now is the time to start leveraging data to improve safety, create smarter strategies, and provide deeper insights.
Safer shift scheduling is just the start: how will you optimise the workplace?
Prioritising safety and wellness builds trust with customers and the workforce. Shift scheduling is the start of the journey to a safer workplace, but it’s not the end. The ability to rethink the workspace, to re-imagine capacity, and to construct new and safer environments can lead us to some interesting new places.
As we move into the New Normal, there will be a focus on creating safer houses, communities, cities, and spaces. For businesses, it all starts with protecting what matters most – the employees.
Watch the demo to see how our Workplace Command Center helps you:
Make informed decisions based on critical private and public data
Trigger workflows, surveys, and actions to resume operations
Monitor wellness, manual contact tracing, and training status
Streamline shift scheduling to optimize capacity and employee safety
